{"id":2377457,"date":"2024-12-07T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-rocks-netherlands-capital-one-left-dead-as-pre-dawn-blast-rips-through-city\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:55:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T16:55:49","slug":"explosion-rocks-netherlands-capital-one-left-dead-as-pre-dawn-blast-rips-through-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-rocks-netherlands-capital-one-left-dead-as-pre-dawn-blast-rips-through-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion Rocks Netherlands Capital, One Left Dead as Pre-Dawn Blast Rips Through City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexplosion-rocks-netherlands-capital-one-left-dead-as-pre-dawn-blast-rips-through-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A powerful \u2064explosion and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">subsequent fire occurred<\/a> in The Hague, Netherlands, on saturday, resulting in the deaths \u2063of three\u200b individuals and injuries to several \u2064others. The explosion also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-erupts\/\" title=\"Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii erupts.\">caused significant destruction<\/a> to a \u2064number of apartments. The exact cause \u2063of \u200cthe\u2062 incident\u2064 remains undetermined,\u2062 and \u2063authorities are investigating various possibilities.\u2064 Mayor\u2064 Jan van Zanen confirmed\u200d that \u2064three bodies were recovered from the debris, while four\u2064 people were rescued and hospitalized. Rescuers have concluded that \u2062the chances of finding survivors are slim and\u2062 are now focusing on locating any remaining victims.\u200c Residents reported a\u2064 loud bang and screams before dawn, \u2062with some mistaking it for an earthquake. A specialized urban search\u2064 and rescue team has \u2064been deployed to assist in recovery \u2063efforts. Both Prime Minister\u200c Dick \u2064schoof and the Dutch royal family expressed their sorrow and solidarity \u2064with those affected by the tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) &mdash; An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the disaster was unclear. Mayor Jan van Zanen said investigators were looking into &ldquo;all possibilities.&rdquo; Police said they are looking for a car seen leaving the scene in case that helps with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Van Zanen said three bodies were pulled from the rubble. Emergency authorities said four people were rescued and taken to the hospital. The mayor said rescuers were no longer looking for survivors but for eventual bodies, given that the &lsquo;&rsquo;slim chance of survival&rdquo; under what&rsquo;s left of the apartments. He could not specify how many people might still be unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the northeastern neighborhood of Mariahoeve in The Hague heard a huge bang and screams before dawn. One woman told local media that she thought an earthquake had happened.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch authorities deployed a specialized urban search and rescue team to the scene, with four dogs trained to find victims. The team was previously used during the devastating earthquake in Turkey in 2023.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Soon after the explosion, a line of ambulances could be seen waiting nearby in anticipation of more victims. The spokesperson for the local hospital said that they were on standby to deal with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor called it &ldquo;an extremely heavy day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had expected a different Saturday,&rdquo; van Zanen told a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Dick Schoof said in a statement he was shocked by the images of the disaster. &ldquo;My thoughts go out to the victims, all other people involved and the emergency services who are now working on the scene,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch royal family expressed similar sentiments. &ldquo;Our thoughts are with those affected in The Hague after the explosion and fire this morning,&rdquo; including those &ldquo;who are afraid of the fate of their loved ones,&rdquo; King Willem-Alexander and Queen M&aacute;xima said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press journalists Aleksandar Furtula and Ahmad Seir contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. 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Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the incident. Mayor Jan van Zanen stated that investigators are exploring &#8220;all possibilities.&#8221; Police are searching for a vehicle seen leaving the area to aid their investigation. The mayor confirmed that three bodies were recovered from the debris, while four individuals were rescued and hospitalized. Rescuers have shifted their focus from finding survivors to locating any additional bodies due to the low chances of survival under the collapsed buildings. Residents reported hearing a loud bang and screams before dawn, with one woman initially thinking it was an earthquake. A specialized urban search and rescue team has been deployed to assist at the scene, equipped with dogs trained for victim recovery. Following the explosion, ambulances lined up nearby in anticipation of more casualties as local hospitals prepared for incoming patients. The mayor described it as &#8220;an extremely heavy day,&#8221; expressing his shock at what had occurred. Prime Minister Dick Schoof also expressed his condolences to those affected by this tragedy, which resonated with sentiments shared by King Willem-Alexander and Queen M\u00e1xima regarding those impacted by this disaster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2377458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a798d2c2f8cd48bfa666687f050f4713-scaled-e1733585788333.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9554,15368,4819,18030,46312],"class_list":["post-2377457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-capital","tag-explosion","tag-incident","tag-netherlands","tag-pre-dawn"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a798d2c2f8cd48bfa666687f050f4713-scaled-e1733585788333.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377461,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377457\/revisions\/2377461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}